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Freeport Official Paper
IRRHPORI. .\. \., I K'I DAY, MARCH 17. 1<>II
NOI. .\\ I. .No. 20
FREEPORT NEWS
Mr. ai'.fl .Mrs. been married 'il
rris .Mil ¦s IhTs nil
Mr. and .Mrs. ('hiis. Fitz of Steven street ate e'ltert.lining a young daugh¬ ter.
Local Topics
iMv ihe Kditnrl
iDl!
will
Charle- '>'.rig
all winter f r
Freeport.
Mr. and Mis.
Cnlumhus .-Xve.,
of a baliy girl.
it, who ha^ b.'C
his health, is
li. <.'. .M.iore '
aie the pioud
|| .South
back in
1 North
parents
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By the will nf his grandfatler, Mar¬ tin V. Wood, Martin V. W. Ila 1 in¬ herits several htlndred thousa: il dollars.
Mrs. Wilbur Rider of Wallace street has been eonlined to her home for the past week with an attack of the grip.
Mr. and .Mrs. F. .VI. Jackson have re-
There's a way to positively avoid turned to F'reeport after spendinii the
skin irritation and chapping through winter months in Florida. March Smith .fc Bedell's ad in this
issue tells about it. It In our last issue we inadvertently
--^ J^,j¦^ fr,,,n the list of honorary pallbear-
Mrs. Elisha Raynor has returned to f.^^ ;,t .Mrs. II. P. Libby's funeral, Wil-
Freeport after spending the winter ijyn, q Miller's name,
with her sister, Mrs. John Southard, —
Villajcc Klection fjesda^
.Next w-uek the oflieers of the villasre
elected (vr the.-nM.iiig year, as , ,.., ^^^j,,^ j,, ^.„jg f,,^ everv pi'npo-
•rtisoinent in another column, gjtijj,; p^t up at tho pulls next Tues,lay
and the polls are tn be ojen Irom 1 to becau.-^e they are all for the betterment
^ "'^¦'"'^'<' of our village.
Ihe most important voting will be i have water and li^Iit in the street
on the protiositions submitted as there j |j^.^, „„_ .,„j ^^^,^^^,^ ^erv much as to
--" opposition ticket to the nominees whether my street wilfbe lixt very
much from the road improvements but
The resolutions
of the People's Parly, are as firllo'A's:
No. 1. To raise, by direct tax $7500 street lighting, including repairs plant.
This is the same as last year.
No. 2. To raise, by direct tax, .•fiiOOij
for
at Woodmere.
Mrs. P'red Hobe wishes us through the Review to thank all who have been so kind and helpful to her in her great sorrow, and praya God'.s kindest bless¬ ing on all.
Freeport Enterprise Band Basket Ball team playecl their first game Thursday night with the St. George's Basket Ball Team of Hempstead, F'ree¬ port winning; score, 17 to 11.
Among the passengers sailing on the express steamship Rhein, of the North underwent German l.lnyd line, from New York to week. Bremen, on Thursday, March 16, was Mra. Anna Hirkholz, of this village.
V'illage Trustee Charlea A. Sigmond, and Ernest S. Randall of JihnJ. Ran¬ dall Co., will sail on the 24th for Jack- .sonville, F'la., to return April S.
The Review haa this week finished an order for the Church Improvement Society of the Presbyterian Church for a forty-page cook book.
Alonzo Foster, the popular proprietor of the Star Lyceum Bureau, and Presi¬ dent of the Freeport Board of Trade, is in a .Manhattan hospitaf where he operation early this
needed apparatus for the lire depart¬ ment.
This proposition has the uiianimous backing of the F'ire Council and the Board of F'ire Commissioners. No. 3.
To raise, by direct tax, $01111 for ad¬ ditional crosswalks.
We need them.
No. 4.
To raise .*? 1(1,000 on bond issue, pay¬ able $10110 a year, beginning I'JlO, F'or r!.:modeling and extending the elec¬ tric light system.
This is a good business proposition. No. (>.
To raise $10,000 on bond iasue, pay-
it will help the village. As iar as it might benefit me jiersnnally, I don't care a rap whether the village fire de¬ partment is im[)roved liy better appa¬ ratus if my house burns down it is fully insured, but some jinor chap nn the edge of the village or even not so near the edge may feel difTerently when his house catches fire or the hoase next door is afire and he re¬ ceives word the hose wagon has broken down on the way to his rescue.
1 wear rubbers all winter and boots when 1 need them so 1 don't care whether we have any crosswalks on or not, hut they are handy for the women and children.
I have a sidewalk in front of my house, had to pay all the cost myself, but the fact of the village sometimes paying one-third induces lots ol peuple to put the walks down, so it is a good investment..
Summing up, these propositions are all for the advancement of the village
Communications
F'llitnr Keview : -
In Older to correct anv n.i'um'i.r- staiiiling whicii niiiy ay.ittt in the minds of taxpayers of Freepnrt V illage rela¬ tive to Proposition .\'o. !'. which in¬ volves the spending of .•*2,iiOi) for the construction of Petmlitliic Pavement, eaid amount tn cover twn-lhird? the ctist thereof and the remaining one- third to be Piihscribed by abutting property owners, it may be well to set forth the following statement of facts.
.Many are under tiie impression that the type of cniistruction known as Pet¬ rolithic is not open to competitive bids and can only be built by one concern. This is erroneous. A Petrolithic Road is a combination of earth, stone and gravel, together with a bituminous binding material such as tar or as¬ phalt, thoroughly mixed together and tamped. The tamping is best done by means of a labor saving device known as a Rolling Tamper, which is desira¬ ble though not absolutely necessary. This Tamjier i.s patented, but there is no patent of any kind tin the jirocesses or materials used. .Vny contractor wbo is willing to spend time and money in making a study of tho -subject is competent to bid on Petrolithic, the materials may Iwj. purchased in the open market, the tamping can be done by other methuds or tamping rollers
H. P. Libby and Clarence A. Ed¬ ward.s have entered a partnership in the real estate and insurance business. They will have their office in the Libby building on Railroad avenue.
Mr. and .Mrs. Alvin G. Smith were tendered a suprise party at their home on Ocean Ave. Wednesday night by the teachers and older scholars of the Un¬ iondale Sunday School. A very pleas¬ ant evening was enjoyed.
Miss Olive liedell was tendered a surprise party at her home Wednesday evening by a number of friends. With music and lively games avery pleasant evening was sjient.
Mr. Beck of F"'reeport has moved to Roosevelt and will open a hardware
woman taxpayer who has the interest of the village deeply at heart I shall vote YF^S on every one of them.
ahle $1000 a year beginning lttl6, for g^id in common with everv extending the water system.
This is another good investment from a business standpoint. VVe have the etiuipment for supplying water as soon as the pipes are laid to send it to the people already desiring it. No. 7.
To raise $50,000 on bond isaue. pay-
i.| may be leas d.
Excelsior Hotdt and Ladder Company , ...
will render "The Count of No Ac- ^•'':''. * P.''?^"'^^ of imagmation. count" at the Sigmond (3pera House on Wednesday evening, April 19, with en¬ tirely local talent. Dancing will fol¬ low the entertainment.
Another point in (|uestion is the mat¬ ter of location, which is left iiulotiiiite, the theory being that should the propo¬ sition carry there will be found some- At the meeting of the Village Im- where in the village a siillicient num- prnveiiient Society last week one of the ber of adjacent property holders who speakers said something had to be done are public spirited enough to pay one- to "keep the native element" along the third the cost of a strip of permanent store on Main street. Mr. Beck waa a ' a'de $2000 a year, beeinning 1;»15, for cr...'.'k," in good humor intimating road, and that the benefit to the village pioneer of Columbia Heights, North : permanent roads in the village. that from that section of the village at large will warrant its apending the
F'reeport. Hia house is now occupied Arguments atiout good roads are a emanated the opposition to improve- remaining amount in whatever location by Mrs. F]. A. Wilson and daughters. ' waste of time. We all know they are ments. There are 30 many of our vil- -- -- Heeded, and the Board ot Trustee's, lagers ignorant of the true state of
We are requested to state that the best (jualified to judge, have fixt the affairs that I must slightly resent thia. item about Rev. A. J. Culler's accident' amount they deaire for this work this In the hrst place, 1 happen to be one
Dr. ! year. Culler did not fall in getting off the . No. 8
train and was merely suffering from a ! To raise $1000 for a map necessary cinder in his eye. We published the • as the first step toward a sower propo-
may be chosen. The final decision in the matter i.s left in the hands of the V'illage Board of Trustees.
It should be clearly understood that of the native element along the creek, this prop(isition is not intended to in and I have never voted no on an appro- any way conllict with other prnposi- priation of money for improvementa tions for road work. The writer is
duty L'al!s, tliey nobly ri'spniid.
We should be (irnud of any man who perforitis-niHiblic duty without hopenf reward, an.l whn selves the iiatinii. state or the local community ir wbuh he lives Irnm civic pride.
These tiremen who ask for this $tili(lil are asking for it not for any personal pecuniary gain, hut because experience and the knowletlgo which is peculiarly theirs has cnnvinced them that they cannot render the service winch the people exjicct of them unless they are provided with the proper working ap¬ paratus.
That the people's money is tint to be wasted is apparent from the wording of the pr.ipo.sition. The demand which we must meet is fair and reasonable and from my point nf view it w—'ld be an act of int'ralitude to our voiuntee.- fire department to cast a negative vote on proposition No. '2.
And now a word as to who can vote, and this applies to all [iroiiositions:
F^very man or woman who is or will be (111 the (lay of election 'Jl years of age, who has been an inhabitant of the state for 1 year next preceding the election and for the last 4 months a resident of Nassau County and for 3ii davs preceding said election a resident of the village and of the Town F^lec- tion District and who is the owner of property in the village assessed upon the last preceding assessment roll, is entitled to vote upon a profiosition to raise money hy tax or assessment (Sec. lt;2 Election Law. Sec. 41 Vil¬ lage Law. I
Ymiis very truly.
Henrv L. .Ma.xsnii. March 15, 1:<11.
F-reeport Club Scriblets
(Special Correspondent) I-reeport Club
March l.'i. lull. Dear Hill:
Things have been rather ipiiet in the club house this week, but then there has been (jiiito a little going on around the village and again the mud has been
Announcement is made of the en¬ gagement of A. Sidney Malcomson, junior partner of the firm of Smith <& Malcomson of thia village, and Misa Hazel Braman of Brooklyn, formerly a resident of this village.
A meeting was held at the office of Edwards <fc Levy last Friday evening to take steps toward the organization of a baseball team to represent F'ree¬ port in the Nasaau Couuty League. Elvin N. Fidwarda was elected preai¬ dent: George Levy, aecvetary, ahd Samuel T. Raynor, treasurer. Vari¬ ous sub-committees were appointed and an earnest endeavor will be made to have a first-class team represent the village. Already over $100 has been subscribed. j
item in good faith, but are sorry if it sition. caused an annoyance.
to any part of the village. But what I fully awart of the great necessity of so deep one don't dare venture out for
wanted particularly to say is tbat when good roads and heartily enilorsea any fear of getting mired. .Statts and Mc-
No. S our village electric light and water proper method by which they maybe Keeman have been ((uite regular; they
To raise $2000 for petrolithic roads, plants were installed the so-called nat- olitained. He believes, however, that would wade down through the park in
A very enjoyable party was held at! abutting property owners to pay one- ive element was in the majority and it a trial of Petrolithic will prove of val- a pair of boots and leave thom in the
the home of Mr. and Mr.s. Richard third of the cost. was their votea that installed the .sys- uc. The company which he represents flag house at the Grove street crossing.
Conway, 17 Smith atreet, last Friday' No. 10 terns which are of so much service at built a strip on Uniondale avenue about lor a while the Tournament Com-
evening. The occasion wa.s in honor i To raise $20,000 to permanently im- the present day. F'urthermore thia two years ago which gives great aatis- mittee ia offering'a sjjecial firi/.e for
of Mr. Conway's 76th birthday. Music ! Prove Ocean avenue, the abutting own- native element is keeping deeply in faction and which has proven its dura- the IiowI.t who bowls the highest score for the evening waa furnished by the j ers to pay one-third of the cost.
Miasea F'lorence .tml Dorothy Bliss and Kittie Bedel
No. 11
Giving the Board of F'ire Commis- aionors permission to .sell old apparat- ua, —^
This is better than paying rent to store it.
A union meeting of the Jr. O. U. A. M. Councils of Naaaau County will be held in Mechanics Hall next F'riday ev¬ ening, March 24, under the auspices of;
Freeport Council. The third degree, F'rank Willets of this village has will be worked the same evening and suffered the loas this week of the the meeting is expected to be one of death of his father. John Willets of the largest ever held in F'reeport. , Hempstead.
St. Patrick's Day P doz. Da Silva's.
iSt (
I At the meeting of Vigilant Hose . . .„ 'Company Tuesday evening, William F '' ..Cornell was endorsed for the positioi
for instance who declares he always votes against every proposition to spend money unless he has been told what it ia for, and at the aame time don't take hia local papers and when a meeting is called to diacuss these affairs for the benefit of the village in general he is somewhere else.
And one thing more, the speaker re¬ ferred to dwelt particularly on the con¬ dition of sidewalks. He will find as Mrs. William G. Murray, whose good a proportion of good sidewalks sickness was announced in a recent is- along South .Vlain street, as along other sue, died at .Saranac Lake, and was streets occupied by "city folks," one
touch with village affairs not like a bility and he therefore hojies tnat the on Saturday night; last Saturday resident of one of our bon-toii streeta taxpayers will give Propoaition No. ".» night they put up a pair of chickena.
due consideration
Alvin G. Smith, President of the F^aslern Petm Company.
ithic
To the FMitor:
1 am not a fireman and never waa, nor am 1 attorney ^jr counsel for the fire council or any 11/ the constituent companies of the F'reeport fire depart¬ ment. I write therefore as a citizen
The tirirt thing you know they will be giving away gre«.n trading stamps.
''he club theatre party last F'riday was a decided success ; twenty-eight at¬ tended : we went tn see J. Rufus Wal- lingford, the evening was a most pleas¬ ant one and its now looks as though it Would be an annual affair. J. Rufus gave the boys some gnod points, car¬ pet covered, and I wouldn't be sur¬ prised to aee some of them put into.
taxpayer, with no personal interest to effect; while at the theatre -rrme of tis foster. recognized an ol.l Freefiorter, he has a
Among the propositions to be sub- leading nart. one of the ushers; a noj;-
^' of chief engineer. The endorsements i'j"''*''^ '" ^'¦^e"''*^'^' ^'en^etery Thurs- of whoni when askt to attend to havirig ^j^ted to a vote of the taxpayers „f-keahle feature of the party was the
"' ' - ' '^ ' ill got home the same
wasn't it Bill'.'
Oppoaite South Slmre Yacht Club 50 are now even. Chief Van Riper having ,''^y-
ft. waterfront for sale ; reasonable, see been endorsed by this company for an- j^e story to the effect tbat the L^ng Dan Da3ilva, lo VV. Merrick Road. It other term and First Assistant Chief igi^nd Railroad is going to be the
Cornell as above stated, the other com-
his sidewalk cleaned from snow said he didn't use it in the winter time, and if anyone else wanted to use it they could clean tfae walks; it didn't interest him.
W. P. W. Half, the largest coal dealer on Long Islaml. The cheapest place to liuy coal. Exclusive dealer in Bome of the best grades of coal. It
Excuse us for several errors in our last issue we were much rusht with
going to I'ennsylvania and to lose its identity panics not having endorsed either can- jg absolutely denied by the high offi
''"''*^e. cials of the company, as is alao the re
port that the Long Island Railroad cars the village treasurer's report, and hav-
A regular meeting of the Village are to be painted in P. R. R. colors. ing several changes in our office force
Albert Cheshire & Son advertise an- Improvement Society was held in Fra- were somewhat handicapped but we
other auction of real estate, farm im- temity Hall Tueaday evening, when . Wide Awake Engine Co. has nomin- got our paper out on time—and that's
plements, etc., at auction at Hemp- the proooaitions to be submitted were ated the following officers for the en- one of my hobbies.
Btead on March 23. See adv. in this the principal topic of discussion. suing term: Foreman, W. A. Cooke;
issue. The Society decided to favor all the aaaiatant, F'rederick fjilbert; financial Juat a word with the boys I The
propositions submitted except Nos. 9 secretary
our village is one numbered Proposi- '**<'' that they tion No. 2, for the raising of $60110 or nij?ht. Queer! such part thereof as may be necessary Thursday night there will be a pin- in annual installments of $600 each "^''le party at the club house. Tom with interest not to exceed 5 per Uurleigh iind Piatt Conklin have been cent, the lirst installment to be paid brushing up on the game and they act- July 1st, l'.il6. for the purpoae of pur- >"*".V expect to win, watch the result, chasing and acfiuiring for the fire de- Friday night the special meeting of partment ,'{ hose wagona, 1 hook and <^ie club will be held to vote ijjjon the ladder truck and necessary fire eijuip- proposed aiidition to the club house, ment. Alvin Sealey walked in the club Frorn good authority I am informed houae the other night and as he forgot that the Dresunt fire apparatus has '" leave his rubbers outside, one could
submitted except Nos. 9 secretary, John Meyer; recording sec- officers insist that you must not carry been in use for over 5 years, excluding readily see be walked up Bayview ave
NUTICE. and 10, it being decided that they retary, John Powers ; treasurer, Joseph air rifles on the village streets, as it is ofcour.se purchases of hose and other nue He carried a small sign he fount
$50.00 REWARD for arrest and should not go on record as favoring any Muller; trustee, B. J. Loonam ; dele- violating the Penal Law for you to do fniif"" appurtenances made from time on Bayview avenue which read as fol
conviction of one or more peraons, who particular method of road construction gate to S. N. Y. Vol. Firemen's Assn., so. If you want to learn to shoot, wait to time, and is at present inadeijuate lows:^ .... ,. ,
within the last three montha, have de- or of improving any particular street A. L. Ackerman; to Nassau County until you are old enuf to handle a real , to cope with the conditi-ins which now ' Don t think the road is alway bo,
Btroyed three young maple trees by or streets in the village, but should Aaan., W, A. Cooke and F>ederick gun, and then make up for iost time if confront us
catting them in half late at night, in jeave the matter entirely to the tax- front of my residence on upper Grand payers to decide.
Gilbert.
A'venue, Baldwin, L. I. Mrs. M. J. Quinn.
Misa K. Bohm has re-opened her dressmaking establishment at Pi Point near Bedell St.
you must, but don't break the law using an air rifle.
F'or half the time it must by During the past 5 vears the village When days are hot and dry, ysu know, of Freeport has grown at an amazing '^e just as full of dust."
Unclaimed Letters
Unclaimed letters are advertised for
rate. New streets have been opened, water mains laid and houses have sprung up like mushrooms. Our vil¬ lage is being populated in all direc-
At DaSilva|8 Enameled Wash Basire. 10c Enameled Fry Pana, I,bc Coat Hangers, 3 for ^Dc Gold Band Cup and Saucer, 10c Parior Brooms, 29c Sleeve Boards, 10c ,' Extension Rods, 5-H)c Universal Meat Grinders, 98c-$1.15 Bissell Carpet Swe<tper8, $1.98 Yellow Bowls, 5-lOc Ammonia, 6 bottles, 25c Willow Clothes Baskets 69-69-89-98c Glass or Zinc Waith Boards, 35c Copper Bottom Wash Boilers, 98c- $1.49 Bread Boards, 10c\ '
Rayo Lamps, com;^lete, $1.49 Ironing Boaitli, 69t to $1.25 UoiTeriial Bread MVers. $1.75 It
A committee of three was appointed | The name of Freeport will be hon-
to secure data on the propositions sub- ored in Royal Arcanum circles all over
mitted, and to send a circular letter to the stpte because Fraternal Council,
er all taxpayers that they might be able No. 1962, has won the certificate for
4t to vote intelligently on them. The percentage gain in the state for 1910, the following atthe Freeport Post tions, and covers a vaat area.
committee was Chas. G.Hill, Henry: having made a net gain of approxi- Office:
L. Maxson and Leo Fishel. ! mately 44 per cent during that period.
A committee of five was appointed I The members are working hard to
to act as a campaign committee to en- make a better record this year and
deavor to get a large vote out in favor anyone who is considering signing an
Yours truly.
of the propositio^g.
Home-made Candies at DaSilva's Mint & Wintergeen Creams, 29c Ib. Peanut Clufitera, 40c lb. Crushed Nut Chocolate Kisses, 40c lb. Old-fashioned Molasses, 19c Ib. Butter Scotch Cuts. 29c Ib. Molasses Peppermint Drops, 19c Ib. Cocoanut Cakes, 12c doz. Molasses Bars, 5c Peanut Bars, 5c And for Saturday only
Butter Peanut Brittle, 10c Ib.
Walnut Bars. 5-lOc
Hazel Nut. B»ra. 6-lOc It
[ application, wiil help the Council by • sending it in at once.
I /fourteen Years Ago
i (It<.'ms of iuterest from the Review file ! fourtwu years ago this week)
Son born to Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Wil¬ liams.
A Freeport resident, 42 yrs. old, wetit to the city for the first time in her life.
Tom Murray's band badly lacerated by a horae
Bethon, Mrs. Crane, C. H. •
Cornell, Mrs. Thomas Tay nor Downing, Richard Hanson, Mrs. Rose Caworsici, Mr. Frank Hallock, N.
Kerobee, B. M. ,
Meyer, J. H. Stokes, Rev. W. E. Spfague, Miss Rebecca Stevens, F. P., Jr. Stone, Master LeCount White, Mrs. Mary March 13, 1911. 1
Robert G. Anderson, P.
M.
flsgeo.
A special meeting of the Club will be held at the ('lub House thia evening Every resident is entitled to equal at eight o'clock, to considenthe follow- ' fire protection, and if we expect our ing prnprjsitions :
; citize.iB fi'e department to be efficient let. To consider the advisability of I and to be a fire department in fact as holding a fair at tbe Club House some I well as in name, we must put it within . time in the near future. i their power to deal with the present 2nd. To consider the advisability of j situation. building an addition to the present club
If you expect a man to do good work house to provide a gymnasium, swim- I whatever may be his calling, you must ming tank and basket ball court, and I give him the proper tools to work with, to devise means of financing this propo- However willing and able he may be sition if it is deemed to be the best in- I to do his duty, unless he is provided | terest of tbe Club to build such an ad- I with the necessary facilities he can ac- dition. And also to consid«r all mat- jcomplish nothing. tet'S in connection therewith.
I Tbere is no law in oor state which 3rd. To act on certain amendments { compels a man to serve as a fireman. . to the Constitution of the Freeport I The niembers of oor fire department < Club which consist principally of deal-
are giving their services at considera-! ing with members in arrears for dues, A Select Collection of St. Patrick's ble personal sacrifice of time and mon-' tb« appointment ef committees and the John Cuthbert erecting a bouse on Day favors await your aelection. : ey for the good of tbe people at large, ! method of nominating and electing tha
Bergen street. I It DaSilva'a. I and be it said to tbeir cr^it tbat when offices and directors of the Club.

Freeport Official Paper
IRRHPORI. .\. \., I K'I DAY, MARCH 17. 1<>II
NOI. .\\ I. .No. 20
FREEPORT NEWS
Mr. ai'.fl .Mrs. been married 'il
rris .Mil ¦s IhTs nil
Mr. and .Mrs. ('hiis. Fitz of Steven street ate e'ltert.lining a young daugh¬ ter.
Local Topics
iMv ihe Kditnrl
iDl!
will
Charle- '>'.rig
all winter f r
Freeport.
Mr. and Mis.
Cnlumhus .-Xve.,
of a baliy girl.
it, who ha^ b.'C
his health, is
li. .
To raise $10,000 on bond iasue, pay-
it will help the village. As iar as it might benefit me jiersnnally, I don't care a rap whether the village fire de¬ partment is im[)roved liy better appa¬ ratus if my house burns down it is fully insured, but some jinor chap nn the edge of the village or even not so near the edge may feel difTerently when his house catches fire or the hoase next door is afire and he re¬ ceives word the hose wagon has broken down on the way to his rescue.
1 wear rubbers all winter and boots when 1 need them so 1 don't care whether we have any crosswalks on or not, hut they are handy for the women and children.
I have a sidewalk in front of my house, had to pay all the cost myself, but the fact of the village sometimes paying one-third induces lots ol peuple to put the walks down, so it is a good investment..
Summing up, these propositions are all for the advancement of the village
Communications
F'llitnr Keview : -
In Older to correct anv n.i'um'i.r- staiiiling whicii niiiy ay.ittt in the minds of taxpayers of Freepnrt V illage rela¬ tive to Proposition .\'o. !'. which in¬ volves the spending of .•*2,iiOi) for the construction of Petmlitliic Pavement, eaid amount tn cover twn-lhird? the ctist thereof and the remaining one- third to be Piihscribed by abutting property owners, it may be well to set forth the following statement of facts.
.Many are under tiie impression that the type of cniistruction known as Pet¬ rolithic is not open to competitive bids and can only be built by one concern. This is erroneous. A Petrolithic Road is a combination of earth, stone and gravel, together with a bituminous binding material such as tar or as¬ phalt, thoroughly mixed together and tamped. The tamping is best done by means of a labor saving device known as a Rolling Tamper, which is desira¬ ble though not absolutely necessary. This Tamjier i.s patented, but there is no patent of any kind tin the jirocesses or materials used. .Vny contractor wbo is willing to spend time and money in making a study of tho -subject is competent to bid on Petrolithic, the materials may Iwj. purchased in the open market, the tamping can be done by other methuds or tamping rollers
H. P. Libby and Clarence A. Ed¬ ward.s have entered a partnership in the real estate and insurance business. They will have their office in the Libby building on Railroad avenue.
Mr. and .Mrs. Alvin G. Smith were tendered a suprise party at their home on Ocean Ave. Wednesday night by the teachers and older scholars of the Un¬ iondale Sunday School. A very pleas¬ ant evening was enjoyed.
Miss Olive liedell was tendered a surprise party at her home Wednesday evening by a number of friends. With music and lively games avery pleasant evening was sjient.
Mr. Beck of F"'reeport has moved to Roosevelt and will open a hardware
woman taxpayer who has the interest of the village deeply at heart I shall vote YF^S on every one of them.
ahle $1000 a year beginning lttl6, for g^id in common with everv extending the water system.
This is another good investment from a business standpoint. VVe have the etiuipment for supplying water as soon as the pipes are laid to send it to the people already desiring it. No. 7.
To raise $50,000 on bond isaue. pay-
i.| may be leas d.
Excelsior Hotdt and Ladder Company , ...
will render "The Count of No Ac- ^•'':''. * P.''?^"'^^ of imagmation. count" at the Sigmond (3pera House on Wednesday evening, April 19, with en¬ tirely local talent. Dancing will fol¬ low the entertainment.
Another point in (|uestion is the mat¬ ter of location, which is left iiulotiiiite, the theory being that should the propo¬ sition carry there will be found some- At the meeting of the Village Im- where in the village a siillicient num- prnveiiient Society last week one of the ber of adjacent property holders who speakers said something had to be done are public spirited enough to pay one- to "keep the native element" along the third the cost of a strip of permanent store on Main street. Mr. Beck waa a ' a'de $2000 a year, beeinning 1;»15, for cr...'.'k," in good humor intimating road, and that the benefit to the village pioneer of Columbia Heights, North : permanent roads in the village. that from that section of the village at large will warrant its apending the
F'reeport. Hia house is now occupied Arguments atiout good roads are a emanated the opposition to improve- remaining amount in whatever location by Mrs. F]. A. Wilson and daughters. ' waste of time. We all know they are ments. There are 30 many of our vil- -- -- Heeded, and the Board ot Trustee's, lagers ignorant of the true state of
We are requested to state that the best (jualified to judge, have fixt the affairs that I must slightly resent thia. item about Rev. A. J. Culler's accident' amount they deaire for this work this In the hrst place, 1 happen to be one
Dr. ! year. Culler did not fall in getting off the . No. 8
train and was merely suffering from a ! To raise $1000 for a map necessary cinder in his eye. We published the • as the first step toward a sower propo-
may be chosen. The final decision in the matter i.s left in the hands of the V'illage Board of Trustees.
It should be clearly understood that of the native element along the creek, this prop(isition is not intended to in and I have never voted no on an appro- any way conllict with other prnposi- priation of money for improvementa tions for road work. The writer is
duty L'al!s, tliey nobly ri'spniid.
We should be (irnud of any man who perforitis-niHiblic duty without hopenf reward, an.l whn selves the iiatinii. state or the local community ir wbuh he lives Irnm civic pride.
These tiremen who ask for this $tili(lil are asking for it not for any personal pecuniary gain, hut because experience and the knowletlgo which is peculiarly theirs has cnnvinced them that they cannot render the service winch the people exjicct of them unless they are provided with the proper working ap¬ paratus.
That the people's money is tint to be wasted is apparent from the wording of the pr.ipo.sition. The demand which we must meet is fair and reasonable and from my point nf view it w—'ld be an act of int'ralitude to our voiuntee.- fire department to cast a negative vote on proposition No. '2.
And now a word as to who can vote, and this applies to all [iroiiositions:
F^very man or woman who is or will be (111 the (lay of election 'Jl years of age, who has been an inhabitant of the state for 1 year next preceding the election and for the last 4 months a resident of Nassau County and for 3ii davs preceding said election a resident of the village and of the Town F^lec- tion District and who is the owner of property in the village assessed upon the last preceding assessment roll, is entitled to vote upon a profiosition to raise money hy tax or assessment (Sec. lt;2 Election Law. Sec. 41 Vil¬ lage Law. I
Ymiis very truly.
Henrv L. .Ma.xsnii. March 15, 1:<11.
F-reeport Club Scriblets
(Special Correspondent) I-reeport Club
March l.'i. lull. Dear Hill:
Things have been rather ipiiet in the club house this week, but then there has been (jiiito a little going on around the village and again the mud has been
Announcement is made of the en¬ gagement of A. Sidney Malcomson, junior partner of the firm of Smith "*".V expect to win, watch the result, chasing and acfiuiring for the fire de- Friday night the special meeting of partment ,'{ hose wagona, 1 hook and ederick gun, and then make up for iost time if confront us
catting them in half late at night, in jeave the matter entirely to the tax- front of my residence on upper Grand payers to decide.
Gilbert.
A'venue, Baldwin, L. I. Mrs. M. J. Quinn.
Misa K. Bohm has re-opened her dressmaking establishment at Pi Point near Bedell St.
you must, but don't break the law using an air rifle.
F'or half the time it must by During the past 5 vears the village When days are hot and dry, ysu know, of Freeport has grown at an amazing '^e just as full of dust."
Unclaimed Letters
Unclaimed letters are advertised for
rate. New streets have been opened, water mains laid and houses have sprung up like mushrooms. Our vil¬ lage is being populated in all direc-
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